I suppose yes start a bug with the error thrown by Boinc. I just checked Ubuntu repo and see that 7.0.27 made it into precise updates I wasn't aware that happened already. So I guess now we move on to dealing with the 7.0.27 bugs :-). On Aug 22, 2012 7:31 AM, "Jonathan Harker" <1009...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> Fine, but how can I possibly have ended up with 7.0.27+dfsg- > 5ubuntu0.12.04.1 in my 12.04 install on two different PCs when I don't > have precise-proposed enabled? A mystery. So shall I create another bug? > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1009536 > > Title: > Ubuntu 12.04/7.0.24/ Seti@home > > Status in “boinc” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “boinc” source package in Precise: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > We already had a bug opened for this issue. But it was marked as "fix > released" (I don't know why as no change ever happened to the > repository package) > > The Boinc package (7.0.24....precise1) in the 12.04 Ubuntu repository > doesn't work for seti@home, it just produces "computation errors". > > The package needs to be changed, perhaps to Debians SID 7.0.27, or > backported from Quantal if that package has been confirmed to be in > good working order. > > Currently, 12.04/seti@home and lhc@home users are still unable to run > Boinc without using the PPA alternatives. > > -Dave > > [Edited for clarity] > > > Please SRU > > [Impact] > This bug affects all users of Precise attempting to run Boinc 7.0.24 for > the Seti@home project. > > [Test case] > Bug can be reproduced by installing Boinc 7.0.24 in Ubuntu 12.04 and > connecting to the seti@home project. > Downloaded work-units will instantly error upon attempting to run. In > other words the Boinc package currently in the precise repository is > unusable for Seti@home, and a couple others. > > [Regression Potential] > Quantal has had it's version of boinc changed to 7.0.27 from Debian SID. > As far as I'm aware it fixes this bug. > 7.0.27 has many upstream fixes for several issues, I think that the > change may bring a few new bugs, but should fix far more issues than it > causes, again the current package is unusable for one of the largest > projects running on Boinc. > > https://launchpad.net/~blueyed Daniel Hahler has agreed to sponsor the > upload for SRU > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boinc/+bug/1009536/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1009536 Title: Ubuntu 12.04/7.0.24/ Seti@home To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boinc/+bug/1009536/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
